Kapalama I Ka Po Mahina - 9/25/2010

Celia and I had the opportunity to meet Sunny to help shoot for the Kapalama I Ka Po Mahina event held at the Kamehmeha School campus. This was a fund raiser for the students of Kamehameha schools. The student performers were very professional and I was very lucky to be able to see their performance. Also, this was a great chance to learn how to deal with the different lighting situations from light to darkness.
When it was still bright, I tried to capture a lot of candid shots.
The teachers of this class performed the chants.
I tried to get shots from different areas.
During the brightness, I was able to use the 70-200mm long lens to zoom in on the performers from further back in the crowd.
I was also able to get great background blur with the long zoom lens. When it got darker, I hoped the flash doesn't wash out the beautiful color of the dresses of these dancers.
After a while, I tried to go flashless using the 50mm F1.4.
I was really lucky to get one good shot of the the group A Touch of Gold. They were awesome! People even went up and danced.
Celia and I tried to get a shot of the ticket...
I got this huge garlic chicken plate purchasing that green ticket.. Then the moon came out and I heard Sunny say 'take a picture of the moon'.... I think I must have taken a dozen shots and only a couple came out and this one was the best. I was surprised I was even able achieve that...